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innovation and excellence in the Baldwin-Whitehall School District.
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innovation and excellence in the Baldwin-Whitehall School District.
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The Distinguished Highlander Hall of Fame Ceremony
The Baldwin-Whitehall Educational Foundation is pleased to present the Distinguished Highlander Hall of Fame Ceremony, a virtual celebration of the 2020 Distinguished Highlanders and the 80th anniversary of the Baldwin-Whitehall School District. Congratulations to the Alumni Hall of Fame Class of 2020, Champions of Character, and Above and Beyond honorees!
Alumni Hall of Fame Class of 2020
Senator Pam Iovino
Pennsylvania State Senator of the 37th State Senatorial District. BHS '74 |
Regis O'Keefe, MD, PhD
Chair of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Washington University School of Medicine. BHS '77 |
Doug Strott
Founder of the Scheuermann's Disease Fund to support those afflicted with Scheuermann's Disease around the world. BHS '83 |
Heather Tomko
Outreach coordinator, National Research and Training Center on Family Support, University of Pittsburgh, civic activist for people with disabilities. BHS '06 |
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Champions of Character
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Above and Beyond Honorees
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Thank you to our Hall of Fame dais, sponsors, attendees, donors, contributors, special guests, friends, and families for supporting and participating in the Distinguished Highlander Hall of Fame virtual ceremony. A virtual experience allows us to safely celebrate the Alumni Hall of Fame Class of 2020, Champions of Character, and Above and Beyond Honorees in a socially distant environment that protects the health and safety of our Baldwin-Whitehall communities.
As a result of the transition to a virtual ceremony, BWEF was able to:
- Provide ~$10,000 toward a COVID-19 relief fund to help students and families in the district who have been negatively impacted by the pandemic.
- Increase student scholarship funding to $6,000 for seniors graduating from Baldwin High School.
- Expand the Distinguished Highlander Hall of Fame permanent exhibit at Baldwin High School.
Thank you for your support! You can make a donation today or learn more about supporting the Baldwin-Whitehall Educational Foundation on our philanthropy page.
2020 Scholarship Recipients
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The recipients showed their Highlander pride by posing with their BWEF certificate of scholarship next to their senior yard signs. We will award the scholarships at Senior Recognition Night this summer.
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Congratulations to the 2020 BWEF scholarship recipients! James E. Lewis Science Scholarship
Annual BWEF Scholarships
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BWEF will award $6,000 in scholarship funds to graduating seniors from Baldwin High School this spring, raising our scholarship funding to nearly $20,000 in the past three years. Thank you to our community partners for your continued support.
New Faculty Innovation Grant Funded
Last fall, BWEF provided $2,000 to the Baldwin-Whitehall School District to create BW Basics and the Highlander Pantry. Located at Baldwin High School and J.E. Harrison Middle School, respectively, these locations provide clothing and personal hygiene supplies to students and families in a private setting. The goal of this initiative is to supply clean clothing and personal hygiene products so that the district's most at-risk students will be put in position to succeed academically, socially, and emotionally. You can learn more about grants and recently funded projects on our Innovation Grants page.
Little Free Library Continues to Grow
Little Free Library at Caste Commons
Thanks to the Whitehall Public Library, Caste Village Shopping Center, and readers throughout the Baldwin-Whitehall community, the Little Free Library expanded its inventory to include periodicals of multiple varieties, children's books and educational materials, and is now furnished with a coffee table to increase accessibility. The library is located near the elevators inside Caste Commons and sees a steady rotation of books each month. The library is part of a global book exchange network designed to inspire a love of reading and increase access to books for readers of all ages and backgrounds.
We sponsored the Little Free Library in September 2019 and dedicated it to Kathleen M. O'Leary, a lifelong advocate of literacy and education. Ms. O'Leary donated nearly 100 books from her personal collection to serve as the starting inventory of the free exchange. BWEF appreciates your help in making this library a valuable resource to the community. Thanks to free libraries around the world, over a million books are exchanged each year.
We sponsored the Little Free Library in September 2019 and dedicated it to Kathleen M. O'Leary, a lifelong advocate of literacy and education. Ms. O'Leary donated nearly 100 books from her personal collection to serve as the starting inventory of the free exchange. BWEF appreciates your help in making this library a valuable resource to the community. Thanks to free libraries around the world, over a million books are exchanged each year.
How Can You Support BWEF?
There are a variety of ways to support the Baldwin-Whitehall Educational Foundation. Whether you want to become a community partner, establish an endowment fund, attend/host a fundraiser, or join the foundation as a member, we are always looking for ways to expand our network and our impact. You can learn more about how to support the BWEF on our philanthropy page.
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